The Abilene Philharmonic is trading tuxedos for Texas swing with a high-energy concert that blends Western tradition with ...

When Asleep at the Wheel decided to record a record of Texas-centric songs to commemorate the Western swing outfit spending 50 of its 55 years in the Lone Star State, Ray Benson had a simple request: ...

Texas Swing and Latin Rock will provide the dance music for Brazos Bash VIII, the annual fund-raiser for St. Joseph Health Center. Headliners will be Dave Alexander and his Big Texas Swing Band and ...

William Wayne "Rusty" Locke, the last surviving original member of the legendary Texas Top Hands - considered the region's oldest continuously performing western swing group - died Saturday at 90. In ...

Multi-generational Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel turned 55 this year. The band celebrated with the release of their new album "Riding High in Texas" Friday. The collection features 10 songs ...

Asleep at the Wheel has been keeping the spirit of Western Swing and Texas country music alive for more than five decades. While the band didn’t start in the Lone Star State, they have called it home ...

On Nov. 21, 1965, Brower played his last show ever with country music singer Jimmy Dean at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Suffering from a perforated ulcer, the prolific session musician died ...